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Europe lags behind North America and Asia Pacific's rate of NFT adoption, Juniper Research Head Nick Maynard shares. He breaks down the regional difference in NFT adoption as the company predicts global transactions of NFTs will reach 40 million by 2027.

6 set 2022

Ethereum Classic (ETC) has emerged as an unlikely winner ahead of Ethereum Merge event as ETC tokens surged close to 30% in the past 24 hours. However, Michael Venuto of Toroso Investments says this jump is "a short term fad." He dissects the crypto markets as the final countdown to the Merge begins.

6 set 2022

"Ethereum aims to be a global settlement layer, that being everything can settle on Ethereum, even bitcoin included in the far future," says core developer Preston Van Loon. He breaks down how the Merge will potentially impact Bitcoin's proof-of-work consensus mechanism.

6 set 2022

The Bellatrix upgrade, Ethereum’s final upgrade before the historic move to proof-of-stake, activated on Ethereum’s Beacon Chain Tuesday, setting the rest of the “Merge” activation process in motion. Prysmatic Labs co-founder and Ethereum Protocol Developer Preston Van Loon discusses what this means for the Ethereum community, also addressing Ethereum’s energy consumption and security concerns.

6 set 2022

Ether (ETH) price has gone up 6% as the Bellatrix hard fork was activated this morning. Michael Venuto of Toroso Investments discusses the rally ahead of the Ethereum Merge and what this means for the broader market.

6 set 2022

Issuer of USDC questions Binance’s move to convert users’ stablecoin holdings into its own BUSD. Meanwhile, inflation takes a bite out of financial assets. More on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

6 set 2022

Prysmatic Labs co-founder and Ethereum Protocol Developer Preston Van Loon breaks down the Bellatrix upgrade, Ethereum's final upgrade ahead of the Merge, or the transition from a proof-of-work to proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.

6 set 2022

What are the differences between a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism and proof-of-work (PoW)? Prysmatic Labs co-founder and Ethereum Protocol Developer Preston Van Loon discusses the benefits of proof-of-stake ahead of Ethereum's upcoming merge.

6 set 2022

Nigeria showed more interest in crypto than any other country since the markets began to decline in April, according to a study by price tracker CoinGecko. WomenInDeFi Brand Strategist Umeh Chinonye discusses her outlook on the state of crypto in Nigeria.

2 set 2022

Some Nigerians are turning to bitcoin (BTC) to hedge against the naira's drop in value amid a collapsing economy. Paxful Deputy General Counsel Jude Ogene and Africa Blockchain Institute Head of Research Oluwaseun Adepoju discuss the role of crypto as a potential tool for financial freedom. Plus, WomenInDeFi Brand Strategist Umeh Chinonye discusses the impact of Web3 and DeFi in Nigeria.

2 set 2022